(Features) Guimaras gears up agri-tourism programs to boost revenues

JORDAN, GUIMARAS, Sept. 2 – The provincial government of Guimaras hopes that its agri-tourism programs will help increase its annual revenues.

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US cautions its citizens on India travel during CWG

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 — Noting that it has no specific information on terrorist threat during the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, the US on Wednesday asked its citizens to be alert and cautious of their security during the games period in October.

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Indonesia's Garuda airline flies directly to Tokyo

JAKARTA, Sept. 2 — Indonesia's flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia, has started a direct service linking Jakarta and Tokyo, as part of business expansion, a paper said here Thursday.

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Subic Freeport to host ATOP confab

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Sept. 2 — Key players in the domestic tourism industry will congregate in this free port next month for the 11th national convention of the Association of Tourism Officers in the Philippines (ATOP), an event that will showcase the country’s gains in local tourism.

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South Pacific countries eye Chinese tourism market

SUVA, Sept. 1 — The South Pacific Tourism Organization (SPTO) and Tourism Fiji are collaborating with Air Pacific in commissioning the China Central Television (CCTV) to undertake a TV documentary program on Fiji's tourism attractions for the Chinese and other Asian markets.

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CEB offers P499 seats to select bus and ferry routes

MANILA, Sept. 1 — Cebu Pacific (CEB), the Philippines’ largest flag carrier, has announced a special P499 ‘Go Lite’ seat sale to select traditional bus and ferry routes from Sept. 1 to 2, 2010 or until seats last, for travel this October 1 to Nov. 30, 2010.

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Guimaras banks on community-based projects to boost local tourism

JORDAN, GUIMARAS, Sept.1 -– The province of Guimaras is optimistic that its community-based rural tourism livelihood program will help boost its local tourism and economy.

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Tourism in Bicol remains stable -– DoT

LEGAZPI CITY, Aug. 31 – An official of the Department of Tourism (DoT) on Tuesday said that the tourism industry in Bicol remains stable despite adverse travel advisories from China and other countries to the Philippines after the bloody hostage drama last August 23 at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila.

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Foreign tourist arrivals in Vietnam on the rise

HA NOI, Aug. 31 -— Visitors to Viet Nam in August increased by 4.4 per cent over July, to a total of 427,900 for the month, the General Statistics Office said.

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Sri Lanka to upgrade hotels to cater post war tourism

COLOMBO, Aug. 31 — Sri Lankan hoteliers have launched projects worth 5 billion U.S. dollars to expand the tourism industry with the end of the island's three-decade-old civil war, a senior tourism official said on Monday.

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